NUMBERS: The two-time Savannah Morning News Player of the Year had 53 goals in 21 matches this season. She scored 118 goals during the last three years as the Saints advanced to the Class AA state quarterfinals all three years.

INTERESTS: Soccer keeps Jackson busy most of the year. She competed on the swim team as a junior, but it conflicted with her participation in the Southern Soccer Academy, an organization in the Atlanta area for elite under-18 soccer players. But she never wavered from playing high school soccer in the spring. “It’s different than playing (for Cobb County),” she said. “In high school, you’re playing with your friends, the people you see every day. It’s always important to give something back to your school.”

WHAT’S NEXT: Jackson signed a scholarship to play next season at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. She said Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State and Ole Miss showed interest during her recruiting process, but Winthrop was the school that seemed to want her the most. She’s not sure what degree she will pursue, but says sports will figure in somehow — maybe in sports medicine or perhaps getting a degree in education so she can coach.

What they are saying ...

JACKSON ON JACKSON: “I enjoyed playing high school soccer, and out of the four years, from beginning to end, I think we grew the most this year. If you had seen our first game to the last, it was remarkable how much we came together as a team. That was really rewarding.”

SVA COACH TESS TVRDY ON JACKSON: “She’s strong, fast and can place a ball like no other. Obviously, she doesn’t choke in front of the goal. She loves the one-on-one battles with the keeper. She meant so much to this team. I want her to succeed (in college) so badly.”